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1924

Ben Baartman

… Learning that there were good prospects of getting political asylum in Swaziland and that it was a staging post … to add to the large community of South…

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1878-1941

Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke

… came to play an important role in social, educational and political areas. He was elected to the Pretoria Location … 1933 to June 1934 and November 1938 to…

B-0008492

1949

Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile

… where her father had been appointed librarian. Many political figures were either students or lecturers at the … position when the government imposed a…

B-0008248

1906-1999

Dr. Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (Dr Goonam)

… in the Passive Resistance campaign, she developed close political relations with Dr. G. M. Naicker and Dr. Yusuf … In total, Dr Goonam was imprisoned 17…

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1924-2010

Harry Heinz Schwarz

… left a strong impression on him and helped shape his political philosophy with its emphasis on social justice and … Nelson Mandela , who was in his law class…

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1903-1956

Herbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo

… The mid-late 1920s marked the early beginnings of Black political mobilization in Natal. The creation of the Natal … Natal Native Congress marked a deep…

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1948-2020

Achmat Dangor

… by the South African government from 1973 to 1978 for his political activities.   Since the end of the apartheid, … he worked alongside  Archbishop Desmond…

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1850-1913

Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer

… of Cecil John Rhodes from 1890 to 1893. He was a political opponent of Cecil John Rhodes . For instance, in … his seat that he had held since 1874, but he…

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1943-2008

Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo

… Dhlomo called for a national convention of leaders of all political persuasions in South Africa. He warned that black … popularly known as the Inkatha…

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1959

Fholisani Sydney Mufamadi

… members of the Congress of South African Students with political activities. In 1981 he left the teaching profession … the workers, and he was fired for…

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2003

Stanley Mabizela

… It was here that Mabizela met Griffiths Mxenge another ANC political activist. Mabizela successfully passed his Junior … to further his education. During…

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1938-2005

Madimetja Lawrence Phokanoka

… and in November 1958 he completed his Matric. Phokanoka’s political influence came from various places and experiences. … he read the New Age and Contact…

B-0094432

1930-2018

Billy Modise

… people and his personal experiences of racism served as a political awakening for Modise. Just after completing his … the struggle against Apartheid. Due to…

B-0094430

1923-2004

Anthony Richard Stubbs

… tackled him over an extra-marital relationship. Biko's response indicated respect for Stubbs as "a pastor, a …

B-0149445

1923-2016

Audrey ‘Bobbie’ Cobden

… married her husband, Harry Cobden, in 1955. Although her political work at times left very little room for a personal … the poor and the elderly” (Cobden,…

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Victor V. T. Mbobo

… executive committee in December 1949, but he cut short his political career a year later when he moved to Umtata to … of African Politics in South Africa:…

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1885

Nehemiah Tile

… superior, who was critical of his involvement in Tembu political and tribal affairs. Tile then left the Wesleyans …

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1945

Professor Raymond Suttner

… University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He was a political prisoner sentenced for ANC underground activities …

B-0068511

1937-2021

Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim

… election promise to repatriate Indians. He began to attend political meetings with his elder brother, Gora, during the  … station and was prohibited from…

B-0008038

1969-1989

Robert Anthony Basil Waterwitch

… especially jazz, and a gifted guitar player, Waterwitch’s political awakening came in high school. A student at St. … that he was a member of MK. In a mini…

B-0149832

1961-1994

Feroza Adam

… Adam was born on the 16 August 1961. She was drawn into political activity in 1976 while she was a student at … to be reckoned with. She identified as a…

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1926

Johannes Jacobus Degenaar

… became the head of a separate and new Department of Political Philosophy, where he continued to demonstrate his … de Chardin and Camus, to philosophical…

B-0007981

1889-1916

Harold Cressy

… because Dr Abdullah Abdurahman, president of the African Political Organisation (APO) and Cape Town city counsellor, … involved himself in APO activities. He…

B-0007962

1931-2019

Isaac Lesiba ‘Bra Ike’ Maphotho

… (ANC) and soon became an active member. His area of political operation was Atteridgeville, Benoni where he soon became recognised as a strong and principled…

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1917-1978

Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh

… of the self consciousness and the social, economic and political intertwine. She published numerous other literary works with either a social or political…

B-0009065

1933

Audrey Coleman

Audrey Coleman was born in 1933. When she was twenty years old she married businessman Max Coleman. They had four sons, and became active members of the…

B-0149513

1963

Mike Hutchings

… to the Afrapix collective. Hutchings covered the political conflict in South Africa in the 1980s, leading up to the unbanning of political organizations, the…

B-0149882

1934-2002

Jonas Malheiro Savimbi

… interrupted due to police harassment as a result of his political activities. The Portuguese secret police detained … where in 1965 he completed his…

B-0151989

1986

Blessing Mabaso

… (TRC) found that the killings were associated with a political objective. The families of the deceased were …

B-0077100

1922-2003

Narainsamy Thumbi Naicker

… and soon afterwards was banned from participating in any political organisation. Naicker was forced into exile in the … Teacher, attorney, political prisoner…

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